Storm Summary Number 1 for Heavy Rainfall and Wind Associated with
Tropical Storm Ida
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 AM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...Heavy rain and tropical storm force winds will continue over
portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley today as Ida weakens
further into a Tropical Depression and moves north into the
Tennessee Valley...

Tropical Storm Warnigs are in effect for portions of eastern
Louisiana, central and southern Mississippi, extreme southwest
Alabama, and the extreme western Florida Panhandle.

Storm Surge Warnings remain in effect for portions of extreme
eastern Louisiana.

Tornado Watches are in effect for portions of southeast
Mississippi, southern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.

Flash Flood Warnings are in effect for portions of extreme eastern
Louisiana, southen Mississippi, and extreme southern Alabama.

Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the Lower
Mississippi Valley, Southeast, Tennessee Valley, Lower Ohio
Valley, Central Appalachians, and the Mid-Atlantic.

Flood Warnings are in effect for rivers throughout eastern
Louisiana, Mississippi, western Alabama, and the extreme western
Florida Panhandle.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1000 AM EDT...National Weather Service Doppler Radar and
surface observations indicated that heavy rainfall around Ida is
currently generally isolated to the eastern side of the storm in
rainbands located over Mississippi, western Alabama, and the
extreme western Florida Panhandle. Meanwhile, the strongest wind
gusts in the 30kt range were recorded in southwest Mississippi and
eastern Louisiana, while lingering moderate rainfall was also
observed over extreme eastern Louisiana. Below are preliminary
rainfall and wind observations associated with Tropical Storm Ida.
Due to power outages and damage some stations are not reporting
rainfall from the highest impacted areas. Additionally, strong
winds from Ida may have led to under-reporting of rainfall in the
areas of strongest winds. For more information regarding the
location and track of Tropical Storm Ida, please refer to
nhc.noaa.gov.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 PM
EDT Sat Aug 28 through 1000 AM EDT Mon Aug 30...

...ALABAMA...
TILLMANS CORVER 4.3 WNW              6.56                    
WILMER                               6.32                    
FAITHOPE 3.7 WNW                     6.13                    
BONSECOUR                            6.11                    
MOBILE 2.6 WNW                       6.08                    
SUMMERDALE 2.7 WNW                   5.18                    
THEODORE 6.8 SSE                     4.92                    
BAY MINETTE 11 N                     4.88                    
FORT MORGAN 2.5 E                    4.75                    

...FLORIDA...
WALNUT HILL                          8.20                    
CANTONMENT                           6.97                    
ESCAMBIA                             6.57                    
PENSACOLA 9.4 NNW                    6.19                    
MOLINO                               5.95                    
PENSACOLA 13.5 WNW                   5.57                    

...LOUISIANA...
RIGOLETS-SLIDELL 8 SSE              15.73                    
NEW ORLEANS                         13.73                    
NAPOLEAN 2 NW                       11.27                    
FOLSOM                              10.67                    
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN                  10.19                    
METAIRIE                             8.81                    
COVINGTON                            7.68                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
HANCOCK                             10.66                    
BAY ST LOUIS 1.4 WSW                10.40                    
CARRIERE 5.4 E                       9.20                    
WHITE PLAINS 3 NE                    8.71                    
GULFPORT                             8.09                    
LIBERTY 6.4 ENE                      7.83                    
SAUCIER 1.7 NNE                      7.32                    
HATTIESBURG 3.7 WNW                  7.03                    
PIKE                                 7.03                    
VANCLEAVE 1.6 NNE                    6.77                    
BLACK CREEK                          5.59                    
COVINGTON                            4.32                    
BROOKHAVEN-LINCOLN COUNTY AIRPORT    3.20                    
PELAHATCHIE 4.7 S                    2.12                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...LOUISIANA...
PORT FOURCHON                         172 SHIP IN PORT
VENICE 24 S                           128                    
GOLDEN MEADOW 2 NNW                   125                    
GALLIANO 3 ENE                        122 UF MESONET TOWER
VENICE 26 S                           121                    
GRAND ISLE 42 SSE                     117                    
DULAC 2 NNW                           110                    
NEW ORLEANS 5 SSE                      99                    
RACELAND                               99                    
GRAND ISLE 3 NE                        95                    
NEW ORLEANS INTL AIRPORT               90                    
MANDEVILLE 12 SSW                      86                    
LAPLACE 4 NE                           84                    
WAGGAMAN 1 NE                          82                    
VENICE 9 SE                            81                    
GONZALES 1 N                           80                    
BURNS POINT 16 SE                      63                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL AIRPORT           68                    
BUDE 3 S                               67                    


For the latest rainfall forecast and Excessive Rainfall outlooks
associated with Tropical Storm Ida, please refer to
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 PM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

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